INT-17 · Course Map
INT-17: OSINT Basics for Ground-Level Collectors — Course Map
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Lessons 01–05
Lesson 1: What OSINT Is, for a MAGThe ATP 2-22.9 definition, why every search starts with a question, known, assumed and unknown, and the line.
Lesson 2: Source IdentificationSix source families, the OSINT Guide’s layers, two layers per EEI, the 80/20 rule, and a source register.
Lesson 3: Collection DisciplineQuestion first, time box, record as you go, saving things that vanish, stop rules, and collecting without engaging.
Lesson 4: Evaluating What You FindProvenance, the FFTP ratings, the corroboration ladder, checking dates, manipulated content, confidence language.
Lesson 5: Capstone: From Search to ReportClaim, evidence, confidence; plain verbs; one EEI end to end into a report for the SITREP or the DTR.
Certificate
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